Voter Suppression Laws

Jack R. Noel April 23, 2023 I recently ran across several articles and statements (all by Democrats) making the claim that requiring voters to identify themselves is “voter suppression.” I’m sure most people reading this have seen the same claim made by the same people. So I looked up the term…

New Ohio voter ID requirements put out-of-state college students “between a rock and a hard place” — Ohio Capital Journal A new law changing voting ID requirements makes it more challenging for out-of-state college students to vote. House Bill 458 requires a photo ID to vote — meaning an unexpired Ohio driver’s license, a state ID card, U.S. passport or military card — so out-of-state college students must get an…

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And why voter ID laws aren’t what they appear to be — Today I want to talk about the fairly serious topics of voter fraud and voter suppression. This is one of those essays where I’m not exactly just talking about history but it is one of those times when knowing some history of the subject can help. For one thing knowing…

While blue states are trying to make it easier to vote — I’ve written a few times about the split in our country between red and blue states; a split so wide that we have become two separate countries. The last time I talked about it was here, written in January 2022. I wrote: “While blue states are welcoming immigrants from Central…

Republican’s racist prison policies prevent even those not convicted of a crime from voting. Illinois conservatives are fighting to keep CASH BAIL, a policy that frees pre-trial, the rich who can pay bail, but sends the poor who cannot afford bail to jail. Why? Could it have something to do with the race of the people affected? Are they Black and Brown? What other…

DeSantis plays to his base — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has created his own Florida State Guard that, in his own words, would be, “not be encumbered by the federal government.” This civilian force wouldn’t be associated with the National Guard or the US Military, and they would act solely under orders from the Governor. CNN…

It is a well-known fact that race plays a significant role in politics and policy-making in the United States. One way in which this is evident is in the way that white Americans often vote against their own interests in an effort to maintain segregation and racial hierarchy. …